Map To Hope
The path to find a place of peace in my walk with Christ has been a long one. Here on this blog I hope to share some of the things that have helped (or hindered) my journey. Some of the content is my own thoughts and observations, some are the writings and sermons of Christians throughout history.
My prayer is that something you find here will strengthen your faith or help you down the road in your own journey
Wake us up
It’s been to long since I have posted anything here, life finds a way of filling any gaps and I’ve been going nonstop. I accidentally clicked into pandora Saturday morning trying to put netflix on for my son (I’m officially old and I get confused by all the dang icons on my phone) and sawContinue reading “Wake us up”
Consequences Of A Worldview
Below is an expert from the excellent book “Encountering The Mystery” written by the current Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church. It is something of a mix between biography and exposition on his view of the faith, overall a good read. Interestingly he devotes a long section of the book to environmentalism and the responsibilitiesContinue reading “Consequences Of A Worldview”
Homily Six – Gospel of Matthew
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.’” 1 The passage in front of us, will require closeContinue reading “Homily Six – Gospel of Matthew”
Homily Five – Gospel of Matthew
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23 1. I hear many people say “While I am here and enjoyingContinue reading “Homily Five – Gospel of Matthew”
Homily Four – Gospel of Matthew
“So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.” Matthew 1:17 1. The author has divided the genealogy into three sections, to show that even under three different formsContinue reading “Homily Four – Gospel of Matthew”
Homily Three – Gospel of Matthew
“The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” Here we are in the third message and we have not yet gotten past the beginning of the book. I was not joking when I said that it is the nature of these thoughts to have a great depth.Continue reading “Homily Three – Gospel of Matthew”
